usm_crmda_db034 db034 crmda usm yes Letter, Mort R. Lewis to the President of Congregation Temple B'nai Israel; December 25, 1964 Lewis, Mort R. Civil rights workers--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Civil rights workers--California--Los Angeles Temple B'nai Israel (Hattiesburg, Miss.) Synagogues--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Employees--Resignation--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Rabbis--Resignation--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Clergy--Resignation--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Clergy--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Church controversies--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Churches--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Cooperativeness--Moral and ethical aspects--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Discrimination--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Race discrimination--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Racism--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Segregation--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Segregationists--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Civil rights--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Civil rights--United States Civil rights movements--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Civil rights movements--California--Los Angeles Civil rights movements--United States Race relations Hattiesburg (Miss.)--Race relations Mississippi--Race relations Jewish merchants--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Merchants--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Prisoners--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Visitations (Church work)--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Ethics--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Equality before the law--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Social justice--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Justice Conscience--Religious aspects--Judaism Conscience--Mississippi--Hattiesburg Courage Conduct of life Fairness Shame--Religious aspects--Judaism Risk-taking (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Judaism Dissenters Charity Benevolence--Mississippi African Americans--Charities Poor--Mississippi Poor--Services for--Mississippi Poor African Americans--Services for--Mississippi African Americans--Services for--Mississippi Poor African Americans--Mississippi Social service--Mississippi Social service and race relations--Mississippi African American families--Mississippi Christmas--Mississippi Holidays--Mississippi Dinners and dining--Mississippi Turkeys--Mississippi Christmas for Mississippi Project Hanukkah--United States Fasts and feasts--Judaism Maccabees Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D. Rites and ceremonies--United States Judaism--Liturgy Ben-Ami, David Z., 1924- Ben-Ami, David Z., 1924- --Resignation from office Ben-Ami, David Z., 1924- --Ethics Lewis, Mort R. Lewis, Mort R.--Ethics Pearson, Drew, 1897-1969 Moses (Biblical leader) Mattathias Maccabeus Antiochus IV, King of Syria, ca. 215-164 B.C. Daniel (Biblical figure) Ezekiel (Biblical prophet) Jeremiah (Biblical prophet) From the Ben-Ami (Rabbi David Z.) Papers. Mort Lewis urges Temple B'nai Israel to reconsider the dismissal of Rabbi Ben-Ami for his civil rights activities. Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Hattiesburg, Miss. : University of Southern Mississippi Libraries University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive Collection (University of Southern Mississippi) 2004-09-07 Texts (document genres) Letters (correspondence) http://digilib.usm.edu/u?/manu,338 Digital reproduction of 2-page document. Box 1, Folder 15, M365 Ben-Ami (Rabbi David Z.) Papers, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi. Forms part of University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. Forms part of USM - Historical Manuscripts. Forms part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of the Rabbi David Z. Ben-Ami Papers Collection in the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. Forms part of the Mississippi Digital Library. 1964-12-25 Hattiesburg (Miss.) Forrest County (Miss.) Los Angeles (Calif.) Los Angeles County (Calif.) Palestine Egypt Syria Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. 20101222 143958 admin